Hi Cheolsoo,

Just ran the benchmarks: no luck.

No combiner + mapPartAgg set to true is slower than without the combiner:
real 752.85
real 757.41
real 749.03



On 25 August 2013 17:11, Benjamin Jakobus <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Cheolsoo,
>
> Thanks - let's see, I'll give it a try now.
>
> Best Regards,
> Ben
>
>
> On 25 August 2013 02:27, Cheolsoo Park <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Benjamin,
>>
>> Thanks for letting us know. That means my original assumption was wrong.
>> The size of bags is not small. In fact, you can compute the avg size of
>> bags as follows: total number of input records / ( reduce input groups x
>> number of reducers ).
>>
>> One more thing you can try is turning on "pig.exec.mapPartAgg". That may
>> help mappers run faster. If this doesn't work, I run out of ideas. :-)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Cheolsoo
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 3:27 AM, Benjamin Jakobus <[email protected]
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Alan, Cheolsoo,
>> >
>> > I re-ran the benchmarks with and without the combiner. Enabling the
>> > combiner is faster:
>> >
>> > With combiner:
>> > real 668.44
>> > real 663.10
>> > real 665.05
>> >
>> > Without combiner:
>> > real 795.97
>> > real 810.51
>> > real 810.16
>> >
>> > Best Regards,
>> > Ben
>> >
>> >
>> > On 22 August 2013 16:33, Cheolsoo Park <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi Benjamin,
>> > >
>> > > To answer your question, how the Hadoop combiner works is that 1)
>> mappers
>> > > write outputs to disk and 2) combiners read them, combine and write
>> them
>> > > again. So you're paying extra disk I/O as well as
>> > > serialization/deserialization.
>> > >
>> > > This will pay off if combiners significantly reduce the intermediate
>> > > outputs that reducers need to fetch from mappers. But if reduction is
>> not
>> > > significant, it will only slow down mappers. You can identify whether
>> > this
>> > > is really a problem by comparing the time spent by map and combine
>> > > functions in the task logs.
>> > >
>> > > What I usually do are:
>> > > 1) If there are many small bags, disable combiners.
>> > > 2) If there are many large bags, enable combiners. Furthermore,
>> turning
>> > on
>> > > "pig.exec.mapPartAgg" helps. (see the Pig
>> > > blog<https://blogs.apache.org/pig/entry/apache_pig_it_goes_to>for
>> > > details.
>> > > )
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Cheolsoo
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 4:01 AM, Benjamin Jakobus <
>> > [email protected]
>> > > >wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hi Cheolsoo,
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks - I will try this now and get back to you.
>> > > >
>> > > > Out of interest; could you explain (or point me towards resources
>> that
>> > > > would) why the combiner would be a problem?
>> > > >
>> > > > Also, could the fact that Pig builds an intermediary data structure
>> (?)
>> > > > whilst Hive just performs a sort then the arithmetic operation
>> explain
>> > > the
>> > > > slowdown?
>> > > >
>> > > > (Apologies, I'm quite new to Pig/Hive - just my guesses).
>> > > >
>> > > > Regards,
>> > > > Benjamin
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On 22 August 2013 01:07, Cheolsoo Park <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hi Benjamin,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thank you very much for sharing detailed information!
>> > > > >
>> > > > > 1) From the runtime numbers that you provided, the mappers are
>> very
>> > > slow.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > CPU time spent (ms)5,081,610168,7405,250,350CPU time spent
>> > > (ms)5,052,700
>> > > > > 178,2205,230,920CPU time spent (ms)5,084,430193,4805,277,910
>> > > > >
>> > > > > 2) In your GROUP BY query, you have an algebraic UDF "COUNT".
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I am wondering whether disabling combiner will help here. I have
>> > seen a
>> > > > lot
>> > > > > of cases where combiner actually hurt performance significantly
>> if it
>> > > > > doesn't combine mapper outputs significantly. Briefly looking at
>> > > > > generate_data.pl in PIG-200, it looks like a lot of random keys
>> are
>> > > > > generated. So I guess you will end up with a large number of small
>> > bags
>> > > > > rather than a small number of large bags. If that's the case,
>> > combiner
>> > > > will
>> > > > > only add overhead to mappers.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Can you try to include this "set pig.exec.nocombiner true;" and
>> see
>> > > > whether
>> > > > > it helps?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks,
>> > > > > Cheolsoo
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 3:52 AM, Benjamin Jakobus <
>> > > > [email protected]
>> > > > > >wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Hi Cheolsoo,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > >>What's your query like? Can you share it? Do you call any
>> > algebraic
>> > > > UDF
>> > > > > > >> after group by? I am wondering whether combiner matters in
>> your
>> > > > test.
>> > > > > > I have been running 3 different types of queries.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The first was performed on datasets of 6 different sizes:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >    - Dataset size 1: 30,000 records (772KB)
>> > > > > >    - Dataset size 2: 300,000 records (6.4MB)
>> > > > > >    - Dataset size 3: 3,000,000 records (63MB)
>> > > > > >    - Dataset size 4: 30 million records (628MB)
>> > > > > >    - Dataset size 5: 300 million records (6.2GB)
>> > > > > >    - Dataset size 6: 3 billion records (62GB)
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The datasets scale linearly, whereby the size equates to 3000 *
>> > 10n .
>> > > > > > A seventh dataset consisting of 1,000 records (23KB) was
>> produced
>> > to
>> > > > > > perform join
>> > > > > > operations on. Its schema is as follows:
>> > > > > > name - string
>> > > > > > marks - integer
>> > > > > > gpa - float
>> > > > > > The data was generated using the generate data.pl perl script
>> > > > available
>> > > > > > for
>> > > > > > download
>> > > > > >  from https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-200 to produce
>> the
>> > > > > > datasets. The results are as follows:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >  *      * *      * *      * *Set 1      * *Set 2**      * *Set
>> 3**
>> > > >  *
>> > > > > > *Set
>> > > > > > 4**      * *Set 5**      * *Set 6*
>> > > > > > *Arithmetic**      * 32.82*      * 36.21*      * 49.49*      *
>> > 83.25*
>> > > > > >  *
>> > > > > >  423.63*      * 3900.78
>> > > > > > *Filter 10%**      * 32.94*      * 34.32*      * 44.56*      *
>> > 66.68*
>> > > > > >  *
>> > > > > >  295.59*      * 2640.52
>> > > > > > *Filter 90%**      * 33.93*      * 32.55*      * 37.86*      *
>> > 53.22*
>> > > > > >  *
>> > > > > >  197.36*      * 1657.37
>> > > > > > *Group**      * *      *49.43*      * 53.34*      * 69.84*
>>  *
>> > > > 105.12*
>> > > > > >    *497.61*      * 4394.21
>> > > > > > *Join**      * *      *   49.89*      * 50.08*      * 78.55*
>>    *
>> > > > > 150.39*
>> > > > > >    *1045.34*     *10258.19
>> > > > > > *Averaged performance of arithmetic, join, group, order,
>> distinct
>> > > > select
>> > > > > > and filter operations on six datasets using Pig. Scripts were
>> > > > configured
>> > > > > as
>> > > > > > to use 8 reduce and 11 map tasks.*
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >  *      * *              Set 1**      * *Set 2**      * *Set 3**
>> > >  *
>> > > > > > *Set
>> > > > > > 4**      * *Set 5**      * *Set 6*
>> > > > > > *Arithmetic**      *  32.84*      * 37.33*      * 72.55*      *
>> > > 300.08
>> > > > > >  2633.72    27821.19
>> > > > > > *Filter 10%      *   32.36*      * 53.28*      * 59.22*      *
>> > 209.5*
>> > > > >  *
>> > > > > > 1672.3*     *18222.19
>> > > > > > *Filter 90%      *  31.23*      * 32.68*      *  36.8*      *
>> >  69.55*
>> > > > > >  *
>> > > > > > 331.88*     *3320.59
>> > > > > > *Group      * *      * 48.27*      * 47.68*      * 46.87*      *
>> > > 53.66*
>> > > > > >  *141.36*     *1233.4
>> > > > > > *Join      * *      * *   *48.54*      *56.86*      * 104.6*
>>    *
>> > > > > 517.5*
>> > > > > >    * 4388.34*      * -
>> > > > > > *Distinct**      * *     *48.73*      *53.28*      * 72.54*
>>  *
>> > > > > 109.77*
>> > > > > >    * - *      * *      *  -
>> > > > > > *Averaged performance of arithmetic, join, group, distinct
>> select
>> > and
>> > > > > > filter operations on six datasets using Hive. Scripts were
>> > configured
>> > > > as
>> > > > > to
>> > > > > > use 8 reduce and 11 map tasks.*
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > (If you want to see the standard deviation, let me know).
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > So, to summarize the results: Pig outperforms Hive, with the
>> > > exception
>> > > > of
>> > > > > > using *Group By*.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The Pig scripts used for this benchmark are as follows:
>> > > > > > *Arithmetic*
>> > > > > > -- Generate with basic arithmetic
>> > > > > > A = load '$input/dataset_300000000' using PigStorage('\t') as
>> > (name,
>> > > > age,
>> > > > > > gpa) PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > B = foreach A generate age * gpa + 3, age/gpa - 1.5 PARALLEL
>> > > $reducers;
>> > > > > > store B into '$output/dataset_300000000_projection' using
>> > > PigStorage()
>> > > > > > PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *
>> > > > > > *
>> > > > > > *Filter 10%*
>> > > > > > -- Filter that removes 10% of data
>> > > > > > A = load '$input/dataset_300000000' using PigStorage('\t') as
>> > (name,
>> > > > age,
>> > > > > > gpa) PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > B = filter A by gpa < '3.6' PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > store B into '$output/dataset_300000000_filter_10' using
>> > PigStorage()
>> > > > > > PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *Filter 90%*
>> > > > > > -- Filter that removes 90% of data
>> > > > > > A = load '$input/dataset_300000000' using PigStorage('\t') as
>> > (name,
>> > > > age,
>> > > > > > gpa) PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > B = filter A by age < '25' PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > store B into '$output/dataset_300000000_filter_90' using
>> > PigStorage()
>> > > > > > PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *
>> > > > > > *
>> > > > > > *Group*
>> > > > > > A = load '$input/dataset_300000000' using PigStorage('\t') as
>> > (name,
>> > > > age,
>> > > > > > gpa) PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > B = group A by name PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > C = foreach B generate flatten(group), COUNT(A.age) PARALLEL
>> > > $reducers;
>> > > > > > store C into '$output/dataset_300000000_group' using
>> PigStorage()
>> > > > > PARALLEL
>> > > > > > $reducers;
>> > > > > > *
>> > > > > > *
>> > > > > > *Join*
>> > > > > > A = load '$input/dataset_300000000' using PigStorage('\t') as
>> > (name,
>> > > > age,
>> > > > > > gpa) PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > B = load '$input/dataset_join' using PigStorage('\t') as (name,
>> > age,
>> > > > gpa)
>> > > > > > PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > C = cogroup A by name inner, B by name inner PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > > D = foreach C generate flatten(A), flatten(B) PARALLEL
>> $reducers;
>> > > > > > store D into '$output/dataset_300000000_cogroup_big' using
>> > > PigStorage()
>> > > > > > PARALLEL $reducers;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Similarly, here the Hive scripts:
>> > > > > > *Arithmetic*
>> > > > > > SELECT (dataset.age * dataset.gpa + 3) AS F1,
>> > > (dataset.age/dataset.gpa
>> > > > -
>> > > > > > 1.5) AS F2
>> > > > > > FROM dataset
>> > > > > > WHERE dataset.gpa > 0;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *Filter 10%*
>> > > > > > SELECT *
>> > > > > > FROM dataset
>> > > > > > WHERE dataset.gpa < 3.6;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *Filter 90%*
>> > > > > > SELECT *
>> > > > > > FROM dataset
>> > > > > > WHERE dataset.age < 25;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *Group*
>> > > > > > SELECT COUNT(dataset.age)
>> > > > > > FROM dataset
>> > > > > > GROUP BY dataset.name;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *Join*
>> > > > > > SELECT *
>> > > > > > FROM dataset JOIN dataset_join
>> > > > > > ON dataset.name = dataset_join.name;
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I will re-run the benchmarks to see whether it is the reduce or
>> map
>> > > > side
>> > > > > > that is slower and get back to you later today.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The other two benchmarks were slightly different: I performed
>> > > > transitive
>> > > > > > self joins in which Pig outperformed Hive. However once I added
>> a
>> > > Group
>> > > > > By,
>> > > > > > Hive began outperforming Pig.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I also ran the TPC-H benchmarks and noticed that Hive
>> > (surprisingly)
>> > > > > > outperformed Pig. However what *seems* to cause the actual
>> > > performance
>> > > > > > difference is the heavy usage of the Group By operator in all
>> but 3
>> > > > TPC-H
>> > > > > > test scripts.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Re-running the scripts whilst omitting the the grouping of data
>> > > > produces
>> > > > > > the expected results. For example, running script 3
>> > > > > > (q3_shipping_priority.pig) whilst omitting the Group By operator
>> > > > > > significantly reduces the runtime (to 1278.49 seconds real time
>> > > runtime
>> > > > > or
>> > > > > > a total of 12,257,630ms CPU time).
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The fact that the Group By operator skews the TPC-H benchmark in
>> > > favour
>> > > > > of
>> > > > > > Apache Hive is supported by further experiments: as noted
>> earlier a
>> > > > > > benchmark was carried out on a transitive self-join. The former
>> > took
>> > > > Pig
>> > > > > an
>> > > > > > average of 45.36 seconds (real time runtime) to execute; it took
>> > Hive
>> > > > > 56.73
>> > > > > > seconds. The latter took  Pig 157.97 and Hive 180.19 seconds
>> > (again,
>> > > on
>> > > > > > average). However adding the Group By operator to the scripts
>> > turned
>> > > > the
>> > > > > > tides: Pig is now significantly slower than Hive, requiring an
>> > > average
>> > > > of
>> > > > > > 278.15 seconds. Hive on the other hand required only 204.01 to
>> > > perform
>> > > > > the
>> > > > > > JOIN and GROUP operations.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Real time runtime is measured using the time -p command.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Best Regards,
>> > > > > > Benjamin
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On 20 August 2013 19:56, Cheolsoo Park <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Hi Benjarmin,
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Can you describe which step of group by is slow? Mapper side
>> or
>> > > > reducer
>> > > > > > > side?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > What's your query like? Can you share it? Do you call any
>> > algebraic
>> > > > UDF
>> > > > > > > after group by? I am wondering whether combiner matters in
>> your
>> > > test.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Thanks,
>> > > > > > > Cheolsoo
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Benjamin Jakobus <
>> > > > > > [email protected]
>> > > > > > > >wrote:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Hi all,
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > After benchmarking Hive and Pig, I found that the Group By
>> > > operator
>> > > > > in
>> > > > > > > Pig
>> > > > > > > > is drastically slower that Hive's. I was wondering whether
>> > > anybody
>> > > > > has
>> > > > > > > > experienced the same? And whether people may have any tips
>> for
>> > > > > > improving
>> > > > > > > > the performance of this operation? (Adding a DISTINCT as
>> > > suggested
>> > > > by
>> > > > > > an
>> > > > > > > > earlier post on here doesn't help. I am currently re-running
>> > the
>> > > > > > > benchmark
>> > > > > > > > with LZO compression enabled).
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Regards,
>> > > > > > > > Ben
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
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